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Thomas Geoffrey Wilkinson is an English actor. He has twice been nominated for an Academy Award, for his roles in In the Bedroom (2001) and Michael Clayton (2007). In 2009, he won Golden Globe and Primetime Emmy Awards for Best Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or Film for playing Benjamin Franklin in John Adams.
Birth Name
Thomas Geoffrey Wilkinson
Born
Thursday, 05 February 1948
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| The Full Monty | Gerald | 2023 |
| SAS: Red Notice | William Lewis | 2021 |
| Dr. Bird's Advice for Sad Poets | Dr. Bird / Dr. Bird (Voice) | 2021 |
| Belgravia | Earl of Brockenhurst | 2020 |
| Watership Down | Threarah, Threarah / Threarah (voice) | 2018 |
| Burden | Tom Griffin | 2018 |
| Dead in a Week Or Your Money Back | Leslie | 2018 |
| The Catcher Was a Spy | Paul Scherrer | 2018 |
| The Happy Prince | Father Cuthbert Dunne / Father Dunne | 2018 |
| The Kennedys After Camelot | Joe Kennedy Sr. | 2017 |
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| The Full Monty | Gerald | 2023 |
| SAS: Red Notice | William Lewis | 2021 |
| Dr. Bird's Advice for Sad Poets | Dr. Bird / Dr. Bird (Voice) | 2021 |
| Belgravia | Earl of Brockenhurst | 2020 |
| Watership Down | Threarah, Threarah / Threarah (voice) | 2018 |
| Burden | Tom Griffin | 2018 |
| Dead in a Week Or Your Money Back | Leslie | 2018 |
| The Catcher Was a Spy | Paul Scherrer | 2018 |
| The Happy Prince | Father Cuthbert Dunne / Father Dunne | 2018 |
| The Kennedys After Camelot | Joe Kennedy Sr. | 2017 |
| This Beautiful Fantastic | Alfie Stephenson / Alfie Stevenson | 2016 |
| Denial | Richard Rampton | 2016 |
| Snowden | Ewen MacAskill | 2016 |
| The Choice | Shep / Dr. Shep | 2016 |
| Jenny's Wedding | Eddie | 2015 |
| Little Boy | Fr. Oliver | 2015 |
| Bone in the Throat | Charlie | 2015 |
| Unfinished Business | Timothy McWinters | 2015 |
| Selma | President Lyndon B. Johnson | 2014 |
| Belle: The History Behind the Painting | Self / Lord Mansfield | 2014 |
| Belle: The Story | Self / Lord Mansfield | 2014 |
| Good People | DI John Halden | 2014 |
| The Grand Budapest Hotel | Author / Old Author | 2014 |
| The Fire Rises: The Creation and Impact of the Dark Knight Trilogy | Himself (archive footage) | 2013 |
| Celebrity Page | Self | 2013 |
| Felony | Detective Carl Summer | 2013 |
| The Lone Ranger | Cole / Latham Cole | 2013 |
| Belle | Lord Mansfield | 2013 |
| The Samaritan | Xavier | 2012 |
| WWII in | Narrator (voice) | 2012 |
| Space Junk 3D | Narrator | 2012 |
| The Gruffalo's Child | Fox / The Fox (voice) | 2011 |
| Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol | IMF Secretary | 2011 |
| The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel | Graham Dashwood | 2011 |
| The Kennedys | Joe Kennedy Sr. | 2011 |
| The Green Hornet | James Reid | 2011 |
| The Many Faces of... | Stephan Gold (Tel Aviv 1997) | 2010 |
| Burke and Hare | Doctor Robert Knox / Dr. Knox | 2010 |
| Jackboots on Whitehall | Albert / Goebbels / Goebbels (voice) | 2010 |
| The Debt | Stefan Gold / Stephan Gold | 2010 |
| The Conspirator | Reverdy Johnson | 2010 |
| The Ghost Writer | Paul Emmett | 2010 |
| The Gruffalo | Fox (voice) / Fox | 2009 |
| 44 Inch Chest | Archie | 2009 |
| Duplicity | Howard Tully | 2009 |
| Valkyrie | General Friedrich Fromm / Friedrich Fromm | 2008 |
| A Number | Salter | 2008 |
| RocknRolla | Lenny Cole | 2008 |
| Recount | James Baker | 2008 |
| The 80th Annual Academy Awards | Self - Nominee | 2008 |
| John Adams | Benjamin Franklin | 2008 |
| Cassandra's Dream | Howard Swann / Howard | 2007 |
| Michael Clayton | Arthur Edens | 2007 |
| Dedication | Rudy Holt | 2007 |
| The Comedy Map of Britain | Gerald | 2007 |
| The Last Kiss | Stephen | 2006 |
| The Night of the White Pants | Max Hagan | 2006 |
| Ripley Under Ground | John Webster | 2005 |
| Made in Hollywood | Self | 2005 |
| 20 to 1 | Gerald | 2005 |
| Separate Lies | James Manning | 2005 |
| The Exorcism of Emily Rose | Father Moore | 2005 |
| Batman Begins | Carmine Falcone | 2005 |
| Piccadilly Jim | Bingley Crocker | 2005 |
| A Good Woman | Tuppy | 2004 |
| Stage Beauty | Thomas Betterton / Betterton | 2004 |
| Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind | Dr. Mierzwiak / Dr. Howard Mierzwiak | 2004 |
| If Only | Taxi Driver | 2004 |
| Girl with a Pearl Earring | Van Ruijven / Pieter Van Ruijven | 2003 |
| Normal | Roy 'Ruth' Applewood | 2003 |
| An Angel for May | Sam Wheeler | 2002 |
| Before You Go | Frank | 2002 |
| The Importance of Being Earnest | Dr. Chasuble | 2002 |
| The Gathering Storm | Sir Robert Vansittart | 2002 |
| The 74th Annual Academy Awards | Self - Nominee | 2002 |
| In the Bedroom | Matt Fowler | 2001 |
| Black Knight | Sir Knolte of Marlborough | 2001 |
| Another Life | Mr. Carlton | 2001 |
| Chain of Fools | Bollingsworth | 2000 |
| Essex Boys | John Dyke | 2000 |
| The Patriot | Gen. Lord Charles Cornwallis / Gen. Cornwallis | 2000 |
| David Copperfield | Narrator | 1999 |
| Ride with the Devil | Orton Brown | 1999 |
| Molokai | Brother Dutton | 1999 |
| Rush Hour | Juntao / Griffin / Thomas Griffin | 1998 |
| The Governess | Mr. Charles Cavendish | 1998 |
| Shakespeare in Love | Hugh Fennyman | 1998 |
| Cold Enough for Snow | Hugh Lloyd | 1997 |
| Oscar and Lucinda | Hugh Stratton | 1997 |
| Wilde | The Marquess of Queensberry / Marquess of Queensberry | 1997 |
| The Full Monty | Gerald / Gerald Arthur Cooper | 1997 |
| Smilla's Sense of Snow | Prof. Loyen | 1997 |
| The Ghost and the Darkness | Robert Beaumont / Sir Robert Beaumont | 1996 |
| Interview Day | Hugh | 1996 |
| Sense and Sensibility | Mr. Dashwood | 1995 |
| Priest | Father Matthew Thomas | 1995 |
| Martin Chuzzlewit | Seth Pecksniff | 1994 |
| A Business Affair | Bob | 1994 |
| Royal Deceit | Hardvendel | 1994 |
| In the Name of the Father | Appeal Prosecutor | 1993 |
| Resnick: Rough Treatment | D.I. Charlie Resnick / DI Charlie Resnick | 1993 |
| Shakespeare: The Animated Tales | Buckingham | 1992 |
| Resnick: Lonely Hearts | DI Charlie Resnick | 1992 |
| Underbelly | Paul Manning | 1992 |
| Prime Suspect | Peter Rawlins | 1991 |
| Performance | Duke Vincentio | 1991 |
| Parnell & the Englishwoman | Sir Charles Russell | 1991 |
| Alleyn Mysteries | Gerald Lacklander | 1990 |
| Paper Mask | Dr. Thorn | 1990 |
| TECX | Hugo Gillon | 1990 |
| Stay Lucky | Allon | 1989 |
| First and Last | Stephen | 1989 |
| The Attic: The Hiding of Anne Frank | Silberbauer | 1988 |
| The Woman He Loved | Ernest Simpson | 1988 |
| Ruth Rendell Mysteries | Robert Hathall | 1987 |
| Inspector Morse | Jake Normington | 1987 |
| Lovejoy | Ashley Wilkes | 1986 |
| Wetherby | Roger Braithwaite | 1985 |
| Sylvia | Keith Henderson / Keith | 1985 |
| Screen Two | David Hanratty, Father McAteer, Dr. Middleton | 1985 |
| Travelling Man | 'Granny' Jackson | 1984 |
| Sharma and Beyond | Vivian | 1984 |
| Squaring the Circle | Rulewski | 1984 |
| Sakharov | 1984 | |
| Spyship | Martin Taylor | 1983 |
| Crime and Punishment | Cadet | 1979 |
| The Shadow Line | Ransome / cook Ransome | 1976 |
| The Liar | Trefusis | 1340 |
| Year | Type | Category | Won |
|---|
| 2011 | Emmy | Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or Movie | Nominated |
| 2009 | Golden Globe | Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Series, Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television | Won |
| 2009 | Golden Globe | Best Performance by an Actor in a Miniseries or a Motion Picture Made for Television | Nominated |
| 2008 | Oscar | Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role | Nominated |
| 2008 | Golden Globe | Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture | Nominated |
| 2008 | Emmy | Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie | Won |
| 2008 | Emmy | Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie | Nominated |
| 2004 | Golden Globe | Best Performance by an Actor in a Miniseries or a Motion Picture Made for Television | Nominated |
| 2003 | Emmy | Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie | Nominated |
| 2002 | Oscar | Best Actor in a Leading Role | Nominated |
